Lithium Battery Carriage

The abundant stored energy that makes lithium batteries practical also makes them dangerous when not carried properly. There are limits to the lithium batteries you can carry on board an aircraft.

Lithium batteries are two general types: Lithium Ion (Rechargeable) and Lithium Metal (Non-reachargeable). The terminals on spare batteries must be protected to prevent short circuiting. Methods include taping the terminals, putting batteries individually into plastic bags or using the original battery packaging.

Note: All Equipments in the checked baggage must be securely turned OFF

BATTERY TYPE

BATTERIES

CARRY-ON BAGGAGE

CHECKED BAGGAGE

NUMBER OF SPARES & PROTECTION

Small Rechargeable & Small Non-rechargeable (up to 100Wh/up to 2g lithium)as used in:

Cameras

Mobile phones/iPods

Laptops/iPads

MP3 Players

Watches

In equipment

Yes, but recommended in your carry-on baggage

2 pieces of laptop battery and 12 pieces of up to the equivalent size of AA batteries or the 9V square batteries. To be;

In original packaging Or

Terminals taped Or

Individually in plastic bags or equivalent

Spares

Medium Rechargeable (i.e. greater than 100 Wh and less than 160 Wh) as used in:

Commercial cameras

Video

Audiovisual equipment

Some medical equipment

In equipment

Yes, but recommended in your carry-on baggage

Limit of 2 only. To be;

In original packaging Or

Terminals taped Or

Individually in plastic bags or equivalent

Spares

In Medium & Large Non-rechargeable (i.e. containing more than 2 grams of lithium)

'C' size battery and above

Must be carried only as cargo/freight in accordance with the current dangerous goods regulations